tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552014400063560202017-07-23T02:00:24.622-07:00Brittaney PenneyYou will be redirected to my new website in 5 seconds.Brittaney Penneynoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-72582338019237524782014-09-24T22:44:00.002-07:002014-09-25T07:06:52.285-07:00Announcement: I HAVE A NEW WEBSITE!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jgh5SA90XpU/VCOqzfzbkvI/AAAAAAAAIdg/8UOAYDaDoqk/s1600/DSC04474-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jgh5SA90XpU/VCOqzfzbkvI/AAAAAAAAIdg/8UOAYDaDoqk/s1600/DSC04474-.jpg" height="427" width="640" /></a></div><br />I am thrilled to announce that I now have my very own website with a domain name. I will not be using this site anymore, although I will be keeping it live. This site houses my blog, photography, and graphics that I've created. I've used SquareSpace and I am in love with it. There will be tweaks here and there as I get it set up exactly how I want it, but right now I am really happy with it. <br /><br />I'm excited to start getting back into blogging and taking it a lot more seriously. I hope you all will stick with me and follow me over there on my brand new website.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.brittaneypenney.com/" target="_blank">www.brittaneypenney.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">New BlogLovin' link: <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12919707" target="_blank">click here</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Excited for this new chapter of my online life. Love you guys!</div><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/_brittaneyp" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11711669" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/brittaneypenney">Facebook</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-39223178570602047512014-09-22T10:25:00.001-07:002014-09-22T11:15:35.192-07:00Gender Equality, Feminism, and Sam Pepper | A Little Rant<div style="text-align: center;"><b>A Little Rant on Gender Equality, Feminism, and Sam Pepper</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hello everyone! If you are as into YouTube, YouTubers, and Twitter as myself, you might have seen Sam Pepper's video; or at least heard about it. This post is going to be my thoughts on that and Emma Watson's speech at the UN on gender equality. I will also be posting a video with my thoughts on this topic tomorrow.<br /></div><div></div><div>Before starting off this post, I would like to give a little background about myself. Before this year, I would have never dared to call myself a feminist. I didn't really know what feminism was, but I just knew I didn't want to be a part of it. Last semester, I took a course called Women's Studies, which really opened my eyes. The class made me realize that I was a feminist. The basic definition of feminism is equal rights for women. Now why just last year did I not want to be labeled as one, even though I believe in equal rights? It was because of the negative stigma that seems to be attached to that word. Feminists are seen as crazy man haters. Which I am definitely not.</div><div><br /></div><div>Emma Watson gave a speech on gender equality at the UN the other day, which I very much agree with. I was fortunate enough to be born into a family that was happy that I was a girl. I was fortunate enough to go to the schools that I did and given the opportunities that I have. Now I'm not a famous actress like Emma, but I believe that every voice counts and I want to do my part</div><div><br /></div><div>There was a video posted recently by Sam Pepper that I am beyond disgusted with. His 2 minute video shows him pinching girls' butts all in the name of pranking. If you have two eyes, you can clearly see that the girls are uncomfortable. Yes, they laugh; but it's an uncomfortable laugh. They should have never been put into that position. Women (<i>and men</i>) should be able to walk down the street without being touched sexually. I honestly have no idea what I would've done in that position, although, I hope that I would have stood up for myself. We also only saw him do this to a few different girls, but I'm pretty sure there were many other girls that he didn't show on the video. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ThVyiYulMmM/VCBXuitooGI/AAAAAAAAIdQ/c4Amie7PGHo/s1600/sampeppervideocomment.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ThVyiYulMmM/VCBXuitooGI/AAAAAAAAIdQ/c4Amie7PGHo/s1600/sampeppervideocomment.PNG" height="640" width="358" /></a></div><div></div><div>This isn't the only video that he has sexually harassed women. There's one where he's lassoing girls to him, and another where he was getting girls to make out with him without their permission. I was never a huge fan of his to begin with, but I definitely know I will never be giving my support to him again. It's a very disgusting and vile thing to do. He's dehumanizing women and sexually harassing them, but getting no punishment.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>If you have yet to see the video, please don't look it up. All that does is make him money from views. He doesn't deserve to make money off of sexually harassing girls in public and calling it a prank. I am happy to say that Sam Pepper has now been uninvited from Vidcon and The Fine Bros. have tweeted that he will not be a part of YouTubers React.&nbsp;</div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V8gMEWuXl5I/VCBXbbQuxPI/AAAAAAAAIdI/j0hsjOvg-lI/s1600/sampepperbanned.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V8gMEWuXl5I/VCBXbbQuxPI/AAAAAAAAIdI/j0hsjOvg-lI/s1600/sampepperbanned.PNG" height="388" width="640" /></a> </div><div>I hope this gives him a wake up call, but I doubt it will, seeing as he has a lot of supporters in the comment section of his video. Surprisingly enough, a bunch of them are women. I'm honestly disgusted and very worried about this generation and how they perceive sexual harassment and feminism.</div><div></div><div>*Update: I have just found out that Sam Pepper's video was taken down and his account suspended.</div><div></div><div>Please watch Emma Watson's video on gender quality.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='520' height='300' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/pTG1zcEJmxY?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div></div><div>Let me know in the comment section what your thoughts on this topic are. I would love to other opinions.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for reading.</div><div>xoxo</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/_brittaneyp" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11711669" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/brittaneypenney">Facebook</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-23158142406937578872014-09-11T13:53:00.000-07:002014-09-11T13:53:34.115-07:00Shadow of Whales Concert Review | August 30, 2014<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shadow of Whales Concert Review</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5zQ_0G_1GYM/VA3ydQO3fyI/AAAAAAAAIcI/gqa5tv4h504/s1600/SOW-34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5zQ_0G_1GYM/VA3ydQO3fyI/AAAAAAAAIcI/gqa5tv4h504/s1600/SOW-34.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hello everyone! I'm back with a concert review! I recently had the chance to represent Hit It Off Media and take photos for Shadow of Whales at their concert in Houston on August 30th. They played at Warehouse Live and the show was amazing. I'm so happy that I had the chance to cover their show. I definitely found one of new favorite bands.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dW7sNlKGwZQ/VA303XBlaPI/AAAAAAAAIcU/8fgZS7Q4PC0/s1600/SOW-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dW7sNlKGwZQ/VA303XBlaPI/AAAAAAAAIcU/8fgZS7Q4PC0/s1600/SOW-11.jpg" height="640" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Shadow of Whales is an alternative indie-pop band from Austin, Texas. The guys in the band are all very sweet. Jeremy, the bassist, introduced me to all of the other band members and we had a good time chatting with one another. Shadow of Whales was the third act of the night to go on and the crowd was very amped up. Every band member had very good stage presence; they all moved around, had fun, and interacted with the crowd. At times, I realized that I would stop taking photos and cheer along with the crowd. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Nc7Sn7kiuo/VA33V2Oir_I/AAAAAAAAIcg/eMjHuZlryko/s1600/SOW-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Nc7Sn7kiuo/VA33V2Oir_I/AAAAAAAAIcg/eMjHuZlryko/s1600/SOW-17.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm so glad that I had the chance to meet these wonderful guys and review their show. If you are ever in the area, I would definitely recommend catching one of their shows.&nbsp; </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Check out my review on Hit It Off Media: <a href="http://www.hititoffmedia.com/home/shadow-of-whales-at-warehouse-live-830">http://www.hititoffmedia.com/home/shadow-of-whales-at-warehouse-live-830</a></div><br />Have you been to any shows recently? If so, let me know who they are! I love learning about new bands/music. :)<br /><br />xoxo<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/_brittaneyp" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11711669" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/brittaneypenney">Facebook</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-25245300299769064162014-09-08T08:51:00.004-07:002014-09-08T08:51:55.505-07:00Life Update & Facebook Page<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Life Update &amp; Facebook Page</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hello everyone! School is now in full swing. I'm just beginning my third week back and man, is my schedule jam packed with tests, homework, and studying! I just wanted to give everyone a quick update and what to be on the lookout for in the next few months.</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;">This month I plan to get back into my regular posting schedule. I'm hoping I will post at least 3 times a week, but that all depends on how much schoolwork I have, as that is my main priority. I also plan to upload more YouTube videos. I have no idea when I will start vlogging again, I may just do a weekend vlog every couple of weeks or so. Mainly when I'm actually doing something fun. ;)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxTLz5SHybk/VAn4ate-PiI/AAAAAAAAIbo/y7baaa13mFs/s1600/facebook.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxTLz5SHybk/VAn4ate-PiI/AAAAAAAAIbo/y7baaa13mFs/s1600/facebook.PNG" height="418" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also created a <a href="http://facebook.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page a few days ago for my blog, YouTube channel, and my photography. I would love if you all could give it a like. I'm excited to get back into writing and filming videos again after not really posting much for the past 1.5 months.<br /><br />*Note: My UK trip blog posts are still coming, they are just taking some time to put together as my dad hasn't sent me the photos from Scotland. I may just have one or two posts for my trip to Scotland. I haven't decided yet.<br /><br />Let me know in the comments if you've started school again and what year you are. Would love getting to know you all. :)<br /><br />xoxo</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/_brittaneyp" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11711669" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/brittaneypenney">Facebook</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-24692821794108623412014-09-02T10:00:00.000-07:002014-09-02T10:00:02.427-07:00UK Trip: Update 6 | July 26-27, 2014<div style="text-align: center;"><b>UK Trip Update 6</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">July 26: Shopping in Enfield</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b>We got up late again, which isn't a surprise anymore. Haha. Once we got up, my dad asked if we wanted to go shopping, which we said yes too. Once we got ready, we headed to McDonald's to get a late lunch. After eating, we went to Sports Direct, which is a HUGE athletic wear store. It had a wonderful sale going on and I got quite a few things. As we were leaving the store, we saw an ice cream truck, so we stopped and got some. It was delicious and kind of odd since in the US, you don't get soft serve ice cream in the trucks.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YGzoVjieLw0/VASq4WbgBEI/AAAAAAAAIWA/eyXaCig1iEM/s1600/IMG_5585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YGzoVjieLw0/VASq4WbgBEI/AAAAAAAAIWA/eyXaCig1iEM/s1600/IMG_5585.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After eating the ice cream, we went to New Look, Clarks, and Tesco. Morgan and Haley had also gone into Boots and another store looking for a restroom. At Clarks, I got two bags; a crossbody and a slightly larger bag. In New Look, I got a shirt, jelly sandals, and a couple of kimonos. I will be posting a haul soon, so be on the lookout for that.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once we got done shopping, we went back to my dad's house and ate roast beef and potatoes for dinner. It was so good. We also ate mojito popsicles, which were not that great. They had pieces of lime in the middle, which I was not fond of. After partially eating the popsicles, we went upstairs and watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;">July 27: London Bridge, Tower Bridge, &amp; Nando's</div><div style="text-align: left;">The day started late again, and after eating a late lunch, we headed to one of the last 'big sites', Tower Bridge. We got off the tube at London Bridge and the first thing we saw was the top of The Shard. We took a couple of pictures there and walked across the road to the waterline and walked across there, towards Tower Bridge.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XVkRyKeY0bI/VASzoNYNruI/AAAAAAAAIXw/JqjjQQplhX4/s1600/DSC03239-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XVkRyKeY0bI/VASzoNYNruI/AAAAAAAAIXw/JqjjQQplhX4/s1600/DSC03239-.png" height="640" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aUIO-vUzTcg/VAStexn-qlI/AAAAAAAAIWQ/M6BWXvBHqtQ/s1600/DSC03130-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aUIO-vUzTcg/VAStexn-qlI/AAAAAAAAIWQ/M6BWXvBHqtQ/s1600/DSC03130-.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U7-mRGr97nc/VAStfRqtzUI/AAAAAAAAIWU/UhFDQtMp448/s1600/DSC03163-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U7-mRGr97nc/VAStfRqtzUI/AAAAAAAAIWU/UhFDQtMp448/s1600/DSC03163-.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">&nbsp; </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cqUaHOQgxAw/VASt4wxjKzI/AAAAAAAAIWg/nIjwOPg9FaM/s1600/DSC03174-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cqUaHOQgxAw/VASt4wxjKzI/AAAAAAAAIWg/nIjwOPg9FaM/s1600/DSC03174-.png" height="640" width="428" /></a></div><br />As we were walking around the area, we found a cool fountain and decided to sit there for awhile. Although once it got taken over by kids, we decided to leave to search for food.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BsmzQ6OPj7Q/VASt6hdxYMI/AAAAAAAAIWo/hHhQB-zJWv0/s1600/DSC03183-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BsmzQ6OPj7Q/VASt6hdxYMI/AAAAAAAAIWo/hHhQB-zJWv0/s1600/DSC03183-.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br />As we were walking to the tube station, we came across these benches. There are 40 of them around the London area, but we only found a few. We read on the plaques, that the intention of these benches was to create a book walk that promotes reading. Sometime in September, the benches will be auctioned off and the proceeds will go to a children's charity. The benches were all really cute and such a good idea. They drew a bunch of attention as well.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_YuYuHShHus/VASt5tg5NCI/AAAAAAAAIWk/wlnZ49fYfSE/s1600/DSC03209-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_YuYuHShHus/VASt5tg5NCI/AAAAAAAAIWk/wlnZ49fYfSE/s1600/DSC03209-.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><span id="goog_2111566631"></span><span id="goog_2111566632"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HH_sYy95MMg/VASt_YyxkAI/AAAAAAAAIW8/en0_7c-XTe4/s1600/DSC03232-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HH_sYy95MMg/VASt_YyxkAI/AAAAAAAAIW8/en0_7c-XTe4/s1600/DSC03232-.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After we found all of the benches (that we thought we could find), we decided to head off and get some food. I suggested stopping at King's Cross as there were a few places that we saw that time we were there. There was this cool bird cage thing with a swing in the middle outside of King's Cross station, so we stopped to take a few pictures.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6xMdhxcz_KE/VASwrXHJicI/AAAAAAAAIXQ/7pxCbHzFUfU/s1600/DSC03274-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6xMdhxcz_KE/VASwrXHJicI/AAAAAAAAIXQ/7pxCbHzFUfU/s1600/DSC03274-.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We were heading towards McDonald's to eat, but we saw Nando's and decided to go there instead. It was 'the best and worst decision', according to Morgan. Once we were seated, we sat there for quite a while before we figured out that we had to go up to the counter and order our food. By the time Morgan got her food, Haley and I had already finished eating. I got a chicken sandwich thing and chips, which was really good. I just didn't like how hard the bread was. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kJkkQaV50d4/VASyhvnE3XI/AAAAAAAAIXk/RB_tQTSMKOY/s1600/DSC01963.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kJkkQaV50d4/VASyhvnE3XI/AAAAAAAAIXk/RB_tQTSMKOY/s1600/DSC01963.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After eating, we got back on the tube and headed back to my dad's. By the time we got back, Haley's feet were hurting really badly, so I attempted to give her a piggy back ride. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DrA50peCFYg/VASyg9SCZZI/AAAAAAAAIXY/tHg9rFvTIck/s1600/tumblr_inline_n9gz4sf40S1ruqoe8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DrA50peCFYg/VASyg9SCZZI/AAAAAAAAIXY/tHg9rFvTIck/s1600/tumblr_inline_n9gz4sf40S1ruqoe8.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Let me know in the comments if you've ever been to Nando's and what your favorite dish is there.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brittaneyslens" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12440089" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-8498818238395113482014-09-01T09:20:00.001-07:002014-09-01T09:23:35.718-07:00UK Trip: Update 5 | July 21-22, 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>UK Trip: Update 5</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">July 21: Warner Bros. Studio Tour // Harry Potter Studios<br /><div style="text-align: left;">The day began with Morgan being really frustrated and in a bad mood for a variety of reasons. After we got our travelcards, we walked over to a local cafe to get breakfast/lunch that we could eat on the train. I got a ham and cheese panini and some chips (fries). Once we got our food, we began our 2 hour train journey to Warner Bros. Studios. Once we got to Watford, we found out that we weren't in the zones anymore, so we had to get an extension ticket for about <span class="st">£3</span>. They were really nice about it and they could definitely tell that we had no idea what we were doing, so we weren't fined or anything. After we got our extension ticket, we had to pay another <span class="st">£2 to get on the Harry Potter Studio Tour bus.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="st"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="st">We got to the Studios pretty early, so we looked around the souvenir shop (it's very expensive), and roamed the lobby. They had photos on the walls of the main actors/actresses. There was two photos for each of them, an older photo (from the first/second movie) and a photo from one of the last movies. It was really cool to see how much they have grown up since the movies began being filmed.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m2sOk16iI8E/VAC0c81s0MI/AAAAAAAAIUA/47rmNKH8sHE/s1600/IMG_5533.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m2sOk16iI8E/VAC0c81s0MI/AAAAAAAAIUA/47rmNKH8sHE/s1600/IMG_5533.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="st"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="st">Once the clock struck 4, we were able to queue up and go into the tour. We were moved into the theatre where we watched a video that Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint made that told us about the tour, the sets, the props, and fun stories about when they filmed here. After watching the video, we moved into the Great Hall, which is phenomenal. The ceiling isn't actually enchanted, but it was still cool to see the Great Hall in person.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0cwTEI6ltl8/VACt6alSOII/AAAAAAAAISs/9ZERvoM5L8M/s1600/DSC01879.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0cwTEI6ltl8/VACt6alSOII/AAAAAAAAISs/9ZERvoM5L8M/s1600/DSC01879.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9ap8YA8d2go/VACt50GZwNI/AAAAAAAAISk/QNwHHkVe0_I/s1600/DSC01880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9ap8YA8d2go/VACt50GZwNI/AAAAAAAAISk/QNwHHkVe0_I/s1600/DSC01880.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vqxAD8ScVpY/VACt6KGSJOI/AAAAAAAAISo/nh4wTnCZ3Ss/s1600/DSC01881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vqxAD8ScVpY/VACt6KGSJOI/AAAAAAAAISo/nh4wTnCZ3Ss/s1600/DSC01881.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="st">After leaving the Great Hall, there is a massive room where a bunch of different sets are located. Umbridge's office, Dumbledore's office, the Gryffindor Common Room, The Burrow, and the Potion's Lab, just to name a few. I had already been to the Studios before, so I didn't take very many photos. I enjoyed just being about to walk around and see more of the detail that went into the sets.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-quS-v0lGNu4/VACt7b_HAkI/AAAAAAAAIS8/Zr97M0bujoo/s1600/DSC01890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-quS-v0lGNu4/VACt7b_HAkI/AAAAAAAAIS8/Zr97M0bujoo/s1600/DSC01890.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="st"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jVBo8uqw_p4/VACt78u1YYI/AAAAAAAAITA/s7PGPaLM2yU/s1600/DSC01899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jVBo8uqw_p4/VACt78u1YYI/AAAAAAAAITA/s7PGPaLM2yU/s1600/DSC01899.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O2e6_F4cAvg/VACt82SbgXI/AAAAAAAAITQ/zhfIWgWT65Y/s1600/DSC01922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O2e6_F4cAvg/VACt82SbgXI/AAAAAAAAITQ/zhfIWgWT65Y/s1600/DSC01922.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KQctn8pfBDY/VACt9X8qiJI/AAAAAAAAITY/wQnoOd9av-Q/s1600/DSC01923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KQctn8pfBDY/VACt9X8qiJI/AAAAAAAAITY/wQnoOd9av-Q/s1600/DSC01923.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="st"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="st"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="st">Once we got through the inside sets, we went outside and got our Butterbeer. I have no idea what happened, but the Butterbeer was not good that day. It was really watered down and had a tangy, carbonated taste. It was not what I remembered, so I was very disappointed.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-inbraTarXt0/VACt--DOVUI/AAAAAAAAITo/TCZl_tzbHQU/s1600/DSC01928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-inbraTarXt0/VACt--DOVUI/AAAAAAAAITo/TCZl_tzbHQU/s1600/DSC01928.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6AzroH4eYd8/VACt_3eeA-I/AAAAAAAAIT0/YB8LCWh8eOI/s1600/DSC01931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6AzroH4eYd8/VACt_3eeA-I/AAAAAAAAIT0/YB8LCWh8eOI/s1600/DSC01931.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="st">After roaming outside, we went back inside and saw drawings, models, and concept art that happened before the movies. The amount of artistry in that room was phenomenal. Once we saw all of the smaller models, we went into the room where <i>the </i>Hogwarts castle was. This Hogwarts Castle was used to shoot all of the outside scenes. The castle itself was extremely detailed and you could just tell that it took a lot of time and effort to create.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="st">Once the tour is over, you are let back out into the souvenir shop. We had the movie passes, so we went to the cafe area and got our hot dogs, popcorn, and drink (which was included in our passes). Once we ate, we went back to the theatre and got to watch The Prisoner of Azkaban. I had never seen the movies on the big screen, so I really enjoyed it.&nbsp; It was also really cool to see all of the props and sets that we had just seen, be used in the movie. I'm a nerd and think about things like that. ;)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FQCtsBPK0zo/VAC0c5gL_PI/AAAAAAAAIUI/Qfsxq9zDRzQ/s1600/IMG_5532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FQCtsBPK0zo/VAC0c5gL_PI/AAAAAAAAIUI/Qfsxq9zDRzQ/s1600/IMG_5532.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="st">After the movie, we got the bus and then train(s) back to my dad's house. The tour was amazing the second time around and the coolest part was just seeing where the actors/actresses spent 10 years of their life. It really was their "home away from home".</span></div><br />July 22: Nothing But Thieves Concert // Camden Town <br /><div style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;We got another late start today, but what else is new. Haha. After waking up around 2pm, we went to Chimichanga's and got "TexMex" nachos. They were really gross, so I have no idea why Morgan and Haley liked this place so much. After partially eating the nachos, I went to McDonald's and got some food. After eating, we left for the concert in Camden Town. I had only recently heard of this band, so I was excited to see them live. I had also been wanting to check out the local music scene, so I was stoked to finally get the chance.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4cZijGxrOvA/VAC0dHUtizI/AAAAAAAAIUE/9iYlm9PPIas/s1600/IMG_5539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4cZijGxrOvA/VAC0dHUtizI/AAAAAAAAIUE/9iYlm9PPIas/s1600/IMG_5539.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We thought we were going to be late, but found out that the show didn't start until 2 hours later, so we went down the road to Costa and got "dinner". I got a frozen lemonade drink thing and a triple chocolate muffin. What a healthy, well-balanced dinner, right?! Hahaha.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m2ZJuSCID9I/VAC0eiZG0YI/AAAAAAAAIUc/yP3sZh-Xv18/s1600/IMG_5545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m2ZJuSCID9I/VAC0eiZG0YI/AAAAAAAAIUc/yP3sZh-Xv18/s1600/IMG_5545.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">After our "dinner", we went back to the venue and caught a few songs of the opening band, Gallery Circus. They were really good. Nothing But Thieves came on after and I was blown away. The lead singer had a great voice and they all had wonderful stage presence.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CIic1aMxSYQ/VAC0eGZ1esI/AAAAAAAAIUY/m_AuiwfKGB4/s1600/IMG_5544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CIic1aMxSYQ/VAC0eGZ1esI/AAAAAAAAIUY/m_AuiwfKGB4/s1600/IMG_5544.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wRdmodNo140/VAC0e52-FGI/AAAAAAAAIU4/o1yt97BezQI/s1600/IMG_5550.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wRdmodNo140/VAC0e52-FGI/AAAAAAAAIU4/o1yt97BezQI/s1600/IMG_5550.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once the show ended, we began our journey back to my dad's house. When we got on a bus to get to the train station, I tripped and skinned my knee pretty badly. I also hurt my shoulders/arms when I grabbed onto the railing. The bus driver definitely thought I was drunk, even though I hadn't been drinking. Haley said his face was priceless.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A5WIba_571Y/VAC0fva17NI/AAAAAAAAIUw/TCHWU20wKPA/s1600/IMG_5576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A5WIba_571Y/VAC0fva17NI/AAAAAAAAIUw/TCHWU20wKPA/s1600/IMG_5576.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After embarassing myself, we got on a train and thought it was going to skip our stop, which was slightly terrifying, but we were able to get off there. Once we got back, my dad made us late night pancakes, which were sooo good. :)<br /><br />Let me know in the comments if you've been to any concerts lately and who you saw. I love hearing about new bands. :)<br /><br />Thanks for reading.<br />xoxo </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brittaneyslens" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12440089" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-33938571138220136292014-08-29T08:53:00.001-07:002014-08-29T08:53:41.975-07:00UK Trip: Update 4 | July 17-19, 2014<div style="text-align: center;"><b>UK Trip: Update 4</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">July 17:&nbsp;<b> </b>London Eye and Big Ben</div><div style="text-align: left;">The beginning of this day was a little different than the others as we actually woke up earlier than usual. We caught a train and headed to Westminster where Big Ben and the London Eye are. We had a mini photo-shoot in front of the London Eye and I got some pretty good photos of Morgan and Haley. The London Eye was so pretty and I love seeing it while I'm there. At this point, I had yet to go up as the other girls weren't really into it as they had already been up and it was a tad expensive. We had planned on taking a river cruise, but the line was so long and we didn't feel like waiting.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lLcrHXemYyI/VACc-BXEALI/AAAAAAAAIRU/x3-l5QPsinc/s1600/DSC03017-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lLcrHXemYyI/VACc-BXEALI/AAAAAAAAIRU/x3-l5QPsinc/s1600/DSC03017-.png" height="640" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FG3BB93xjog/VACc-VgJKyI/AAAAAAAAIRY/kV4dFjJGcHM/s1600/DSC03048-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FG3BB93xjog/VACc-VgJKyI/AAAAAAAAIRY/kV4dFjJGcHM/s1600/DSC03048-.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br />After chilling in front of the London Eye, we walked over to Big Ben and the House of Parliament and took a few photos also.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fTewXjz45xI/VACdJRXQQdI/AAAAAAAAIRo/Lb0ahyVvBOw/s1600/10518836_10204204239692129_2700712737371333376_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fTewXjz45xI/VACdJRXQQdI/AAAAAAAAIRo/Lb0ahyVvBOw/s1600/10518836_10204204239692129_2700712737371333376_n.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-urDHvWhe9rA/VACd1_fPR6I/AAAAAAAAIR0/YXWgqrJUNFk/s1600/DSC03066-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-urDHvWhe9rA/VACd1_fPR6I/AAAAAAAAIR0/YXWgqrJUNFk/s1600/DSC03066-.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x4RA-kHAhcE/VACd1zydnOI/AAAAAAAAIR4/X5WLt7XKSyg/s1600/DSC03085-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x4RA-kHAhcE/VACd1zydnOI/AAAAAAAAIR4/X5WLt7XKSyg/s1600/DSC03085-.png" height="640" width="428" /></a></div><br />We then went over to St. Mary's Cathedral, which was filled with tourists. After taking <i>more</i> pictures, we were hungry. We wanted somewhere less touristy and cheaper to eat, so I suggested hopping on the tube to Finsbury Park as it looked like a decent area.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lP_irXTinPk/VACdkUtrsGI/AAAAAAAAIRw/U19a-9mfimQ/s1600/10527355_10204204238532100_2828198609729365798_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lP_irXTinPk/VACdkUtrsGI/AAAAAAAAIRw/U19a-9mfimQ/s1600/10527355_10204204238532100_2828198609729365798_n.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div><br />Once we got to Finsbury Park, we found a little cafe called The Park, which was coincidentally across from the park. It was really cute, small, and completely empty. The owner was super friendly and the food was really good.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RDjB71yHPPQ/VACe-oA861I/AAAAAAAAISE/ZuyN8J5q60w/s1600/tumblr_inline_n8xfqxOogy1ruqoe8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RDjB71yHPPQ/VACe-oA861I/AAAAAAAAISE/ZuyN8J5q60w/s1600/tumblr_inline_n8xfqxOogy1ruqoe8.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stole this from Morgan</td></tr></tbody></table>After eating a jacket potato, we decided to go to the park and walk around for a little bit. The first part of the park was fine, but once we walked past a certain point, the people were not a friendly or welcoming and we decided to head back really quick.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">July 19: Jim Chapman Meetup // Hyde Park</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">This is one of my favorite and least favorite days. My most favorite because I got to meet Jim Chapman, which we were (well mainly me, as I love Jim and Morgan had no idea who he was) really lucky as it was a total surprise meet up. I found out the night before and Morgan and Haley decided to tag along as it was in Hyde Park and we had yet to go there. The beginning of the day was okay, Jim (or his management) changed the location of the meetup at the last minute, so all of the fangirls ran to the map screaming. It was really funny, but then we found out that the location was all the way on the other side of the park. -__-</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once we got to the other side of the park, the line was really long and it was really hot because we were standing directly in the sun. It was kind of fun being in the line though as we were the only Americans, so we were surrounded by people with accents. Haha. We finally made it to the front of the line and I got to meet Jim Chapman. We were rushed, so I really only got to say 'Hi' and 'Bye'. He smelled really nice though. His security guards were also really sweet. Wish I had had the courage to grab a photo with them.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SzwtyFCA0-E/VACfmTpvRFI/AAAAAAAAISM/QQ9UgsQ7RzM/s1600/DSC01861-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SzwtyFCA0-E/VACfmTpvRFI/AAAAAAAAISM/QQ9UgsQ7RzM/s1600/DSC01861-.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />After the meetup is when the day got gradually worse. We were attempting to get out of Hyde Park to the tube station, but there was a protest going along the street. Which meant that every exit in Hyde Park was blocked off. That was really frustrating. It was also super hot and I hadn't had any water or food that day, so I was dehydrated. So basically we walked about 5 miles within Hyde Park to get out. Fast forward an hour; we <i>FINALLY</i> got out. Although once we got to the tube station, we found out that the line we wanted to get on was shut down for maintenance and we had to walk from Hyde Park Corner to Green Park (which is about a mile) and catch a different line. I was already really frustrated, so this did not help at all.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nQljkR2Vx0U/VACf8YJqHaI/AAAAAAAAISU/5SKjdJ0whZI/s1600/DSC01860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nQljkR2Vx0U/VACf8YJqHaI/AAAAAAAAISU/5SKjdJ0whZI/s1600/DSC01860.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We weren't ready for this photo, but I thought it was cute/funny. :)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">We eventually got home, where I immediately took a shower and changed into some old cheer shorts and a baggy shirt. Morgan and Haley decided to go out and find some food, they eventually found Chimichanga's where they shared nachos. I stayed at my dad's house and edited one of my vlogs/watched some YouTube videos. For dinner that night, my dad had brought KFC home for dinner, which I'm not a fan of, so I ate some salad and went to bed.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='520' height='320' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/fnHONRlY9Fc?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I vlogged these 2 days, so if you are interested, you can watch it . ;) </div><br />Let me know if you've ever met any YouTubers and what your experience was like. :)<br /><br />Thanks for reading.<br />xoxo </div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brittaneyslens" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12440089" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-53629597626019064682014-07-19T13:32:00.001-07:002014-08-21T21:22:40.843-07:00UK Trip Update 3 | July 14-16, 2014<div style="text-align: center;"><b>UK Trip Update 3</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">July 14th:<b> </b>Museums</div><div style="text-align: left;">The night before (July 13th) we decided that we would head to South Kensington and go to a couple of museums. We went to the Victoria &amp; Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum, both in South Kensington. They were both wonderful, although I wish there had been AC in the building as it was really hot that day.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6XAo49iXikw/U8rRRCuZkwI/AAAAAAAAIPg/q_zEqBqIJ3s/s1600/DSC02940.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6XAo49iXikw/U8rRRCuZkwI/AAAAAAAAIPg/q_zEqBqIJ3s/s1600/DSC02940.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O6UyJTxnmss/U8rRRjhn0GI/AAAAAAAAIPk/cDCMtXUHUJs/s1600/DSC02945.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O6UyJTxnmss/U8rRRjhn0GI/AAAAAAAAIPk/cDCMtXUHUJs/s1600/DSC02945.png" height="508" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MbfeMhdNb8w/U8rRQp3xjiI/AAAAAAAAIPc/B9NlHa1mTlQ/s1600/DSC02956.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MbfeMhdNb8w/U8rRQp3xjiI/AAAAAAAAIPc/B9NlHa1mTlQ/s1600/DSC02956.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hgSFV8JvkqI/U8rRUl5ZBlI/AAAAAAAAIP0/HdyO-NgNhEI/s1600/DSC02970.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hgSFV8JvkqI/U8rRUl5ZBlI/AAAAAAAAIP0/HdyO-NgNhEI/s1600/DSC02970.png" height="640" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n0O8X2gyKZM/U8rRWcQxrvI/AAAAAAAAIP4/ItANdNYEizg/s1600/DSC02976.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n0O8X2gyKZM/U8rRWcQxrvI/AAAAAAAAIP4/ItANdNYEizg/s1600/DSC02976.png" height="640" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mHVS8QY6r6E/U8rR2CtqR_I/AAAAAAAAIQE/sVViHrDlBbA/s1600/DSC02990.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mHVS8QY6r6E/U8rR2CtqR_I/AAAAAAAAIQE/sVViHrDlBbA/s1600/DSC02990.png" height="412" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natural History Museum</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YikeLqns1a8/U8rR2brFg0I/AAAAAAAAIQI/_we-uv35yx4/s1600/DSC02993.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YikeLqns1a8/U8rR2brFg0I/AAAAAAAAIQI/_we-uv35yx4/s1600/DSC02993.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside of the Natural History Museum</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wvta7k3n6U8/U8rR2schFtI/AAAAAAAAIQM/vhZVowuYHCw/s1600/DSC02994.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wvta7k3n6U8/U8rR2schFtI/AAAAAAAAIQM/vhZVowuYHCw/s1600/DSC02994.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is right by the Hyde Park Corner Underground Station.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't take many pictures at the Natural History Museum as it was pretty dark in the building. I was also playing with all the cool things that they have in there. ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">July 16th: Covent Garden &amp; Trafalgar Square</div><div style="text-align: left;">On the 16th, we took the train and then the tube to Covent Garden and looked at the cute, little market that's there. We found a couple of things that we are definitely going to go back for. We then walked from Covent Garden to Trafalgar Square and took a few photos there. Haley started feeling unwell, so we hopped on the tube near there and went home for the day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gcstB-JAQn4/U8rSojBqx6I/AAAAAAAAIQ4/pfVCYfga5Nk/s1600/DSC02998.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gcstB-JAQn4/U8rSojBqx6I/AAAAAAAAIQ4/pfVCYfga5Nk/s1600/DSC02998.png" height="640" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FX654a9lDT4/U8rSoIweGsI/AAAAAAAAIQ0/E9m-VYdmhqw/s1600/DSC03000-.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FX654a9lDT4/U8rSoIweGsI/AAAAAAAAIQ0/E9m-VYdmhqw/s1600/DSC03000-.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PhUgDIGbgxQ/U8rSqLNiXgI/AAAAAAAAIQ8/AWSVBr1LRis/s1600/DSC03005.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PhUgDIGbgxQ/U8rSqLNiXgI/AAAAAAAAIQ8/AWSVBr1LRis/s1600/DSC03005.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Let me know in the comments where your favorite place to travel to is. ;)<br /><br />ALSO! I'm vlogging my entire trip, so if you are interested in seeing my vlogs, here's the link to the playlist I created for this trip.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt5hW7O35NaR79dNnnZgcBRyExoqgRv0y" target="_blank">The London Vlogs Playlist</a> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading!</div><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brittaneyslens" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12440089" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-50679637606024966002014-07-15T15:37:00.000-07:002014-07-15T15:37:36.048-07:00UK Trip: Update 2 | July 12-13, 2014<div style="text-align: center;"><b>UK Trip: Update 2</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>&nbsp;</b>July 12th: Enfield Town and BBQ</div><div style="text-align: left;">Saturday was a lazy day where we just went to Enfield Town and got coffee at Cafe Nero and stopped into Claire's to look at their sunglasses. We then had a BBQ at my dad's place. The steak my dad cooked up was amazing. They also made kebabs, but I'm not too fond of those. Haha.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jQ0RsV4ch-M/U8WD1tId5zI/AAAAAAAAINo/Vyib4GY1giw/s1600/DSC01804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jQ0RsV4ch-M/U8WD1tId5zI/AAAAAAAAINo/Vyib4GY1giw/s1600/DSC01804.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vurxn02Pn40/U8WD0__NiPI/AAAAAAAAINg/HTijQBAtCZI/s1600/DSC01805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vurxn02Pn40/U8WD0__NiPI/AAAAAAAAINg/HTijQBAtCZI/s1600/DSC01805.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">July 13th: Forty Hall &amp; Estates</div>Since it was a Sunday, we decided to do things around Enfield, rather than fight train/tube construction/delays and tourists out in central London. We went to Forty Hall &amp; Estates, which is a beautiful house with a lot of trails and flowers. It was so beautiful and I am so glad that we got to go and see it. While walking around on the trails, it kind of felt like we were in the Secret Garden or something. There was also a massive tree that reminded me of the tree in the Lion King. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eUM6Uszfqdk/U8WqNZ5YaOI/AAAAAAAAIN8/DiSb7Z4I-bg/s1600/DSC02814.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eUM6Uszfqdk/U8WqNZ5YaOI/AAAAAAAAIN8/DiSb7Z4I-bg/s1600/DSC02814.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h1qxfTzynQc/U8WqNlWHkUI/AAAAAAAAIOA/3ZlQlGAW_3E/s1600/DSC02857.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h1qxfTzynQc/U8WqNlWHkUI/AAAAAAAAIOA/3ZlQlGAW_3E/s1600/DSC02857.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wrgMYUuptBY/U8WqMMcLwkI/AAAAAAAAIN4/CMp_RFD0Szg/s1600/DSC02859.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wrgMYUuptBY/U8WqMMcLwkI/AAAAAAAAIN4/CMp_RFD0Szg/s1600/DSC02859.png" height="640" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Pdk4Q6MoVE/U8WqRH2ft7I/AAAAAAAAIOQ/UYSxuyKPq10/s1600/DSC02863.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Pdk4Q6MoVE/U8WqRH2ft7I/AAAAAAAAIOQ/UYSxuyKPq10/s1600/DSC02863.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xb6YrdcgYgw/U8WqTGVaRxI/AAAAAAAAIOY/Nb9Pxbx8BQE/s1600/DSC02881.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xb6YrdcgYgw/U8WqTGVaRxI/AAAAAAAAIOY/Nb9Pxbx8BQE/s1600/DSC02881.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br />It was getting pretty late when we left Forty Hall, so we just went to Town Park in Enfield for a little while before dinner.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zHy54kAB3d8/U8WqyhbbnaI/AAAAAAAAIOg/ZSKZ_OC0SXA/s1600/DSC02907.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zHy54kAB3d8/U8WqyhbbnaI/AAAAAAAAIOg/ZSKZ_OC0SXA/s1600/DSC02907.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D_X9LWp0hqI/U8WqzYadn2I/AAAAAAAAIOk/tfoeUQWbICw/s1600/DSC02919.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D_X9LWp0hqI/U8WqzYadn2I/AAAAAAAAIOk/tfoeUQWbICw/s1600/DSC02919.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yZWNSin9-vE/U8Wqz-l8p8I/AAAAAAAAIOo/D94PQWvqr9s/s1600/DSC02927bw.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yZWNSin9-vE/U8Wqz-l8p8I/AAAAAAAAIOo/D94PQWvqr9s/s1600/DSC02927bw.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br />Thanks for reading! Let me know in the comments below if you know of anywhere in London you'd think I'd be interested in going. I'm always on the lookout for non-touristy things to do.<br /><br />xoxo<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brittaneyslens" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12440089" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-15026300950838778122014-07-12T05:56:00.000-07:002014-07-12T05:56:55.431-07:00UK Trip: Update 1<div style="text-align: center;"><b>UK Trip: Update 1</b><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Welcome back everyone! It's been quite a while since I've updated y'all on what's going on in my life. I'm currently in LONDON! We got here on Wednesday (July 9th) around 11am. That first day, we went to the little shopping center, in the town where my dad lives, and looked at all of the stores. We mainly went into Boots and got a few hygienic products that we hadn't brought with us.<br /><br /><b> </b><br />The next day, July 10th, we got a one day travel card and rode the train to Finsbury Park and got on another train to King's Cross. We walked around the King's Cross area and mainly looked at all of the building/architecture. We then went back to the tube station and hopped on the tube to Piccadilly Circus where we ate at a wonderful little Italian Restaurant called Mediterraneo. The restaurant was adorable and the food was fantastic. We shared a pizza and bruschetta.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lZTUfSbMovI/U8EsQCAETcI/AAAAAAAAIMk/Yr2j6TKSKcc/s1600/italian+restaurant1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lZTUfSbMovI/U8EsQCAETcI/AAAAAAAAIMk/Yr2j6TKSKcc/s1600/italian+restaurant1.PNG" height="356" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b> </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rYvF6jWRzjc/U8EsPrJZbLI/AAAAAAAAIMg/1vEoZo4fML0/s1600/italian+restaurant.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rYvF6jWRzjc/U8EsPrJZbLI/AAAAAAAAIMg/1vEoZo4fML0/s1600/italian+restaurant.PNG" height="358" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b> </b><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T0ZzuRELUT8/U8ErEcT2z3I/AAAAAAAAIMQ/f_gzfexkEFQ/s1600/DSC02809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T0ZzuRELUT8/U8ErEcT2z3I/AAAAAAAAIMQ/f_gzfexkEFQ/s1600/DSC02809.JPG" height="428" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from our table</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SysJzGEDTc8/U8EsP2p5YmI/AAAAAAAAIMo/UkdmfqsIhhY/s1600/pizza.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SysJzGEDTc8/U8EsP2p5YmI/AAAAAAAAIMo/UkdmfqsIhhY/s1600/pizza.PNG" height="352" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b> </b><br />We then walked around Piccadilly and found an H&amp;M where we all got a few things. I got a dress (that was on sale) and a romper that you shall see very soon. :)<br /><br /><b> </b><br />The next day (July 11th), we went to Oxford Circus and walked around. We found a Primark where I got a parka, as it was raining a little bit and didn't have an umbrella. I also just wanted an excuse to get a cute, white one. After Primark, we walked around some more and ate at a Whole Foods. I got a slice of pizza and some fries (or chips as they would say). We then hopped on the tube and went back to my dad's house. We were all very tired, as we hadn't slept well the night before. Our bodies are adjusting to the time zone and how it is still light outside at 10pm. We are also doing A LOT of walking, which we are not used to.<br /><br /><b> </b><br />I hope y'all enjoyed this update (they will get better and have more photos). Let me know of any places that you think we should go to while we are here in the UK. We are planning on doing more touristy things (like Big Ben, House of Parliament, Tower of London, and such), but I'd like to know more of the non-touristy sites. <br /><br /><b> </b><br />Thanks for reading.<br />xoxo<br /><b> </b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brittaneyslens" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12440089" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-12223206260510962942014-06-28T06:00:00.000-07:002014-06-28T06:00:00.754-07:00The Weekly Vlogs<div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Weekly Vlogs</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not sure if y'all knew this, but I've begun filming weekly vlogs. They are pretty fun as I don't have to stress about editing/uploading every day, but I get to look back later on what my life was like in those weeks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Currently, my vlogs haven't been exciting, but I wanted to get started before my trip to the UK, so I would be used to vlogging, editing, and uploading. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Feel free to check them out. Here's the link to my YouTube channel: <a href="http://youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/brittaneypenney</a>. And they are all under the playlist: The Weekly Vlog.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you like them and let me know in the comments below if you have a YouTube channel or the YouTubers that you like to watch.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Weekly Vlog #1</b> <b>and #2</b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='480' height='320' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/WdcOyi5uqKk?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The Weekly Vlog #3</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='480' height='320' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/UdHxeDg1BZI?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Weekly Vlog #4 and #5</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='480' height='320' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/k9MQPUa1Zgs?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Thanks for reading.<br />xoxo<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brittaneyslens" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12440089" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-14214369621915718652014-06-26T14:25:00.004-07:002014-06-26T14:25:54.008-07:00Throwback Thursday: Stonehenge, Bath, Big Ben, and Windsor<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Throwback Thursday: Stonehenge, Bath, Big Ben, and Windsor</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bxxEuUMaL58/U6yMd-CvepI/AAAAAAAAIK0/-OJVcjaKWlg/s1600/DSC02264.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bxxEuUMaL58/U6yMd-CvepI/AAAAAAAAIK0/-OJVcjaKWlg/s1600/DSC02264.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My brother, dad, and I in front of Stonehenge.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hey guys! School is winding down, I only have one week left. I'm so happy because that means I'm leaving for the UK in less than two weeks!&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Since I am so close to leaving for the UK, I've been looking through old photos of my last trip to the UK and figured I would share a couple with all of you. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cj5wS5Wwobk/U6yM42FkV2I/AAAAAAAAIK8/N2DP1SnttSg/s1600/DSC02208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cj5wS5Wwobk/U6yM42FkV2I/AAAAAAAAIK8/N2DP1SnttSg/s1600/DSC02208.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ee4HtgxNLs/U6yM6nkeHeI/AAAAAAAAILM/mgXw8lLrDGk/s1600/DSC02338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ee4HtgxNLs/U6yM6nkeHeI/AAAAAAAAILM/mgXw8lLrDGk/s1600/DSC02338.JPG" height="640" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pxj19nsl8_g/U6yM5BQeOoI/AAAAAAAAILA/C8b-MeFf0oE/s1600/DSC02429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pxj19nsl8_g/U6yM5BQeOoI/AAAAAAAAILA/C8b-MeFf0oE/s1600/DSC02429.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BiBSlx6NA5c/U6yM8Q7je0I/AAAAAAAAILU/7pEPXriUd2Q/s1600/DSC02745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BiBSlx6NA5c/U6yM8Q7je0I/AAAAAAAAILU/7pEPXriUd2Q/s1600/DSC02745.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oHB-8q85O7I/U6yNPGTvldI/AAAAAAAAILc/oKeHc0-ic1Y/s1600/DSC01333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oHB-8q85O7I/U6yNPGTvldI/AAAAAAAAILc/oKeHc0-ic1Y/s1600/DSC01333.JPG" height="640" width="426" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BzsrH48HqLo/U6yNZRaLflI/AAAAAAAAILk/qqUQG8YNWgc/s1600/DSC00759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BzsrH48HqLo/U6yNZRaLflI/AAAAAAAAILk/qqUQG8YNWgc/s1600/DSC00759.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On top of a tour bus next to Windsor Castle</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope y'all enjoyed getting a little peek into my stash of photos. Looking at these photos makes me miss my long, blonde hair... ;)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading.</div><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">P.S. Be on the lookout for my travel updates 2-3 times a week beginning July 9th/10th. :)</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brittaneyslens" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/12440089" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-55257461443679695952014-06-19T15:49:00.002-07:002014-06-19T19:46:07.602-07:00Quick Update<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Quick Update</b> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Couple of things on the list today:<br /><ol style="text-align: center;"><li>Slow blogging</li><li>Name update</li><li>What's coming up</li></ol><div style="text-align: left;"><i>First: Slow blogging</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, I know I haven't been blogging as much. I said I would blog 3 times a week, but my summer classes are killing me. I'm in class everyday and then I come home to do homework and write papers. There just isn't any time to take photos or write a blog post. I'm so sorry, I feel terrible, but my schooling will always come first. Until my summer classes end/slow down (they end July 7th), I will be blogging at least once or twice a week. I'm not sure what days... Maybe, Friday and Saturday?&nbsp; I will update everyone through my twitter account, so if you want, you can follow me at <a href="http://twitter.com/_brittaneyp" target="_blank">@_brittaneyp</a> or my personal twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/dearbrittaney_" target="_blank">@dearbrittaney_</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Second: Name change</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I changed my name! My URL is still brittaneypenney.blogspot.com, but my little tagline is "Through My Lens". I made a specific twitter (link above) for my blog/YouTube channel, so I can follow as many blogs/channels as I want, and it doesn't clog up seeing my personal friends tweets. If you want, you can go follow it. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Third: What's coming up</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Many things are in the works right now. I am creating a new logo button/header with my new name/tag line on it. I am also in the process of planning/packing for my month-long trip to the UK in July. I'm stoked for it and there will be a new blog post (in about 2 weeks) updating everyone about my schedule and what will be happening and how I plan to update my blog/YouTube channel.<i> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm really stoked for this new change and I hope y'all will stick with me. :)<br /><br />Thanks for reading.<br />xoxo </div><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/brittaneyslens" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11711669" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-63867840667676926122014-06-13T06:22:00.001-07:002014-07-07T17:55:53.195-07:00Flashback Friday: California Trip<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Flashback Friday: California Trip </b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Hey everyone! It's Flashback Friday here on my little blog and I wanted to share with you all a few photos from my California trip last year with two of my best friends! :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zLk3w6xecTM/U5r4BmeshAI/AAAAAAAAIHM/IS7VqmVA9gY/s1600/DSC00847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zLk3w6xecTM/U5r4BmeshAI/AAAAAAAAIHM/IS7VqmVA9gY/s1600/DSC00847.JPG" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The first day we got there we went immediately to the Hollywood sign and then walked around Hollywood for a little bit. Fun Fact: We changed in a fast food restaurant and I was wearing some old vans in this photo. Haha.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ucACNPcNzIE/U5r4NqHBNkI/AAAAAAAAIHY/bmMUjp9Rptw/s1600/IMG_3005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ucACNPcNzIE/U5r4NqHBNkI/AAAAAAAAIHY/bmMUjp9Rptw/s1600/IMG_3005.JPG" height="466" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WMi9gjXoMsA/U5r4Q7ytJdI/AAAAAAAAIII/aBRkGDNt1mM/s1600/IMG_3705.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WMi9gjXoMsA/U5r4Q7ytJdI/AAAAAAAAIII/aBRkGDNt1mM/s1600/IMG_3705.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's me, Morgan, and Haley on the Santa Monica Pier. This was after we went to Jay Leno, but got lost and couldn't get in. (We did get to go another day though, don't worry)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YM9C2_zRDQg/U5r4PUFNaYI/AAAAAAAAIH4/mdAvLbdlOcs/s1600/IMG_3070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YM9C2_zRDQg/U5r4PUFNaYI/AAAAAAAAIH4/mdAvLbdlOcs/s1600/IMG_3070.JPG" height="474" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cvBs6A3lAvE/U5r4OyaYgKI/AAAAAAAAIH0/agM9pIyucUI/s1600/IMG_3007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cvBs6A3lAvE/U5r4OyaYgKI/AAAAAAAAIH0/agM9pIyucUI/s1600/IMG_3007.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rLyyohldaJ4/U5r4O9NOuVI/AAAAAAAAIHw/Vnbv4GFRKmg/s1600/IMG_3006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rLyyohldaJ4/U5r4O9NOuVI/AAAAAAAAIHw/Vnbv4GFRKmg/s1600/IMG_3006.JPG" height="466" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We then went to DisneyLand, where I became a little kid again. I had so much fun. This above photo was at the end of the day, so that's why I look like a hot mess. I was also soaked from Splash Mountain, where only Morgan and I got wet and Haley was totally dry. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NOpd0k49nAQ/U5r4NvJj0eI/AAAAAAAAIHc/Mnv851vcik4/s1600/IMG_2917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NOpd0k49nAQ/U5r4NvJj0eI/AAAAAAAAIHc/Mnv851vcik4/s1600/IMG_2917.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is one of my favorite photos, mainly because it is in one of my favorite places: San Diego. I love San Diego and hope I can go back soon. This was taken while we were walking back to our car from Moonlight Beach, which is so beautiful :) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e_Q2k2okmlo/U5r4P2e9CAI/AAAAAAAAIIE/H2ofiWkxf-8/s1600/IMG_3079.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e_Q2k2okmlo/U5r4P2e9CAI/AAAAAAAAIIE/H2ofiWkxf-8/s1600/IMG_3079.PNG" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And last, but not least, here is a photo (taken off of a YouTube video, that's why the quality is so bad) of me (&amp; Morgan/Haley) shaking Jay Leno's hand. We were front row for the episode where Jay Leno talks to Howie Mandel and Supermodel Marisa Miller on July 19, 2013.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Alright, that's all the photos I have to show y'all. Let me know in the comments below your favorite place to go. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading.</div><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo</div><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dearbrittaney_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11711669" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-69835849676719313432014-05-30T10:34:00.000-07:002014-07-07T17:56:22.866-07:00Road Trip OOTD | May 30, 2014<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Road Trip OOTD </b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SHovBp2qY8U/U4i7U3ENHgI/AAAAAAAAIFU/IsBn3ZIqwD8/s1600/DSC02201-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SHovBp2qY8U/U4i7U3ENHgI/AAAAAAAAIFU/IsBn3ZIqwD8/s1600/DSC02201-.jpg" height="492" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So it's Fashion Friday here on my little blog. I figured I would do a quick OOTD post. I'm about to go on a road trip to Dallas to spend the weekend with my sister, her husband, and their two kids. Dallas is 4 hours away from me and although a lot of people will be like "Wow! That's so far!", it's really not. Living in Texas makes you kind of immune to distances and such because everything is so far away. I have also driven 15+ hours with my friend (a couple of times it was 30 hours), so 4 hours is a piece of cake. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MToX1V-5jNw/U4i7Ue0yXQI/AAAAAAAAIFY/etxG1KZTS-Y/s1600/DSC02204-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MToX1V-5jNw/U4i7Ue0yXQI/AAAAAAAAIFY/etxG1KZTS-Y/s1600/DSC02204-.jpg" height="508" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Outfit:<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Top- Texas top from Cotton On<br />Cardigan- Cotton On </div><div style="text-align: center;">Shorts- Charlotte Russe High-Waisted shorts</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hat- Bowler/Fedora hat from eBay</div>Shoes- White converse from Kohl's<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1usDLv8luh4/U4i7T4qJKeI/AAAAAAAAIFQ/Z6W32lSZOdM/s1600/DSC02216-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1usDLv8luh4/U4i7T4qJKeI/AAAAAAAAIFQ/Z6W32lSZOdM/s1600/DSC02216-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div>&nbsp; <br />Makeup:<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Eyebrows- Lancome Powder Pencil in Taupe</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eyeliner- Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mascara- Maybelline the Rocket Volum' Express<br />Eyeshadow- Smashbox Full Exposure Palette (M2 &amp; M3) <br />Concealer- Revlon Colorstay in 01 Fair &amp; Maybelline Instant Age Rewind in Fair<br />Foundation- Maybelline BB Cream in Light<br />Powder- Maybelline Fit Me in 110 Fair </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bronzer- Wet 'N Wild in Ticket to Brazil</div>Blush- E.L.F in Peachy cheeky<br />Lips- Revlon ColorBurst Matte Balm in 201 Unapologetic <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5gGU6r04Rj0/U4i7V3h65yI/AAAAAAAAIFk/jH3Wx6dD7jU/s1600/DSC02219-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5gGU6r04Rj0/U4i7V3h65yI/AAAAAAAAIFk/jH3Wx6dD7jU/s1600/DSC02219-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I did upload a <a href="http://youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> video about this outfit. Maybe go sneak a peek?&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/R_yT0EDBsro/0.jpg" height="320" width="520"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/R_yT0EDBsro?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="520" height="320" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/R_yT0EDBsro?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the comments below, let me know what you wear on road trips :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading.</div><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo</div><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dearbrittaney_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11711669" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-75443274493862767902014-05-29T06:51:00.001-07:002014-07-07T17:56:41.771-07:00Sunburn Tips and Tricks<div style="text-align: center;"><b>My Sunburn Tips and Tricks </b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's been almost two weeks since I got my severe second degree sunburn (and a bout of sun poisoning) and I am almost all healed up. I just have some peeling on my arms and my shoulders are extremely dry/cracked. I only took photos of the redness on the first and second day because it was way too gross to take photos of my blisters and burnt skin peeling. And by peeling, I meant that my shoulders had brown skin peeling off because the second layer of skin was burnt also (at least that's what I think happened)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So here's a photo of the first and second days and then I will get into how I treated it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k22dVVXZnrM/U4cv4Y2QjsI/AAAAAAAAIEU/v8XXvk3zwD8/s1600/IMG_5246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k22dVVXZnrM/U4cv4Y2QjsI/AAAAAAAAIEU/v8XXvk3zwD8/s1600/IMG_5246.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First day on the left; Second day on the right</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JeYWAE9rwro/U4cv4bkWhYI/AAAAAAAAIEQ/SuNsIxBCS7U/s1600/IMG_5247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JeYWAE9rwro/U4cv4bkWhYI/AAAAAAAAIEQ/SuNsIxBCS7U/s1600/IMG_5247.JPG" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First day on the left; Second day on the right</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So as you can see, my burn was extremely bad to already be that red on the first day. The first week after the burn I pretty much stayed holed up in my apartment sleeping, watching Netflix, and standing in cold showers. I didn't blog/vlog at all and didn't really interact with anyone. I did have to take my dad to the airport on Tuesday (3 days after I got burned) and that sucked. I put on a baggy sweatshirt so the sun wouldn't get to my red skin, but the rubbing from the sweatshirt was almost unbearable.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-btBQUSjZg-4/U4c2G9LL6dI/AAAAAAAAIEo/gXfzcMd--Bw/s1600/DSC02191-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-btBQUSjZg-4/U4c2G9LL6dI/AAAAAAAAIEo/gXfzcMd--Bw/s1600/DSC02191-.jpg" height="640" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">For the first 2 or 3 days I used Aloe Vera that I had gotten from the Family Dollar Store that's down the road from my apartment. I really didn't like it because it was so difficult to put on my back by myself and the fact that it would get everywhere. It did help start the healing process for my sunburn though.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also noticed that I didn't have much of an appetite and I had a fever. So I started drinking <b>A LOT</b> of water. And I do mean, a lot! My skin was so dehydrated and the water I was putting into my body helped a ton.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K_n5AMRutHU/U4c2HsGPTNI/AAAAAAAAIE4/RR4I0dVkpRI/s1600/DSC02195-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K_n5AMRutHU/U4c2HsGPTNI/AAAAAAAAIE4/RR4I0dVkpRI/s1600/DSC02195-.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I then talked to my sister about it because I noticed I had blisters and they were opening by themselves and she told me to get a spray bottle and use the lavender essential oil diluted into water. This was a lifesaver for me. I was able to get it on my back easily and it worked so well. Lavender essential oil is a really good oil to use for burns and skin irritations. It has other uses which you can find <a href="http://www.everythingessential.me/Oils/Lavender.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I also put a couple of drops of my Peppermint essential oil because it is also said to help with bacteria and healing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hIY80Qm8Fdc/U4c2H5KLrkI/AAAAAAAAIE8/pnqiZisMy6s/s1600/DSC02192-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hIY80Qm8Fdc/U4c2H5KLrkI/AAAAAAAAIE8/pnqiZisMy6s/s1600/DSC02192-.jpg" height="640" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On the third/fourth day, I began moisturizing with my Cur<span class="st">é</span>l Fragrance Free body lotion. I have sensitive skin so I can't have fragrances in my lotions. Also, I don't think it would be good to have a scented lotion when moisturizing a sunburn. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To re-cap, here's what you need to do if you find yourself with a sunburn.</div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Take cold showers (don't use body wash/soap for the first couple of days, this will irritate your sunburn further)</li><li>Apply Aloe Vera. Use the plant if you have it. If not, go to the store and get one that says 100% Aloe Vera.</li><li>If you have essential oils, put 3-4 drops of lavender oil into a spray bottle (with water) and spray on your sunburn every 15-30 minutes. As your sunburn heals, you can spray your body 3-5 times a day. It's really up to you. :)</li><li>Drink lots of water. This will help keep you body hydrated and help your skin heal faster.&nbsp; </li><li>Don't forget to moisturize! This is a key part in the healing process.</li><li>And last, but not least, never forget your sunscreen again.</li></ol><div style="text-align: left;">Hope y'all enjoyed these tips. Let me know in the comments below what your worst sunburn was and if you have any other tips/tricks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading.</div><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo </div><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dearbrittaney_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11711669" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-58617349420435142002014-05-27T08:24:00.001-07:002014-07-07T17:57:13.364-07:00May Birchbox Opened<div style="text-align: center;"><b>May Birchbox</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is SUPER late, I know. I don't have much of an excuse, except that I had sun poisoning and a severe second degree sunburn, which I mentioned in my last post. I'll get more into that and the products/remedies I used for tomorrow's (Wednesday) post.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_OTDz337QzM/U4SpO6lj--I/AAAAAAAAIDA/nbxvKZPKUGU/s1600/DSC02170-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_OTDz337QzM/U4SpO6lj--I/AAAAAAAAIDA/nbxvKZPKUGU/s1600/DSC02170-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;">I wanted to get this up as it's my last Birchbox. :( I had only wanted to try Birchbox for a couple of months and then switch to another beauty box service, as I can't afford to have multiple beauty box subscriptions at one time. I was accepted (is that the right word? Haha) for an ipsy subscription which will start in the month of June.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9UcX3jQ5kqg/U4SpOE0TyOI/AAAAAAAAIC8/iZVC8pkrCOQ/s1600/DSC02176-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9UcX3jQ5kqg/U4SpOE0TyOI/AAAAAAAAIC8/iZVC8pkrCOQ/s1600/DSC02176-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DGSmZNINH18/U4SpP5mIj6I/AAAAAAAAIDM/SxjY_K28jZQ/s1600/DSC02182-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DGSmZNINH18/U4SpP5mIj6I/AAAAAAAAIDM/SxjY_K28jZQ/s1600/DSC02182-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The first two items in this month's Birchbox was The Beauty Protector Protect &amp; Shampoo and the Protect &amp; Condition. I have yet to use these products, as I plan to use them during part of my trip in London in July. The sample sizes make perfect travel products. I will let y'all know what I think of them sometime in July. :) The full-size bottles are each $21.95 and are said to add shine and volume (shampoo) and to protect and detangle (conditioner).<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-30pK2zwTAlk/U4SpQnefIwI/AAAAAAAAIDU/N5s7LbpCJWA/s1600/DSC02185-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-30pK2zwTAlk/U4SpQnefIwI/AAAAAAAAIDU/N5s7LbpCJWA/s1600/DSC02185-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br />The next two products were the Supergoop Everday SPF 30 Sunscreen with Cellular Response Technology and the LAQA &amp; Co. Sheer Lip Lube Pencil. The full size product of the Supergoop is $19. (I probably should have used this before I had my garage sale where I got sunburned really bad...) The full size of the lip pencil is $18. I did a swatch of it and it is really pigmented. I really like the color of it also. I'm more of a pink lip/subtle lip kind of girl. :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jYTX7cJPwJE/U4SpRVKGuUI/AAAAAAAAIDY/kd7onAkM9pg/s1600/DSC02186-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jYTX7cJPwJE/U4SpRVKGuUI/AAAAAAAAIDY/kd7onAkM9pg/s1600/DSC02186-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sWtomq7r0bc/U4SpOZfEKWI/AAAAAAAAIC4/d5r_gBx3MFk/s1600/DSC02177-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sWtomq7r0bc/U4SpOZfEKWI/AAAAAAAAIC4/d5r_gBx3MFk/s1600/DSC02177-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />The last products I got were the 32 Oral Care Effervescent Breath Crystals with IsoVoxy. A pack of 16 is $9.99 and a pack of 60 is $29.50. I have yet to use these as I think I might save them for traveling or maybe keep one in my purse in case of an emergency. To use them, you are supposed to swish them in your mouth until they begin to pop. That is how you know they are working. It kind of reminds me of those pop rocks that I used to get as a kid. Oh, nostalgia... Haha. I'm excited to try them out though. I love minty, fresh breath. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So that's all I got in this month's Birchbox. If you have a beauty box subscription, let me know in the comments which one you have and if you like it. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Thanks for reading.<br />xoxo</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dearbrittaney_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-37395023823944189182014-05-22T18:06:00.002-07:002014-07-07T17:57:33.620-07:00Throwback Thursday | My Sister's Wedding<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Throwback Thursday - My Sister's Wedding&nbsp;</b> </div><br />I've been MIA since Friday and I apologize. I had a severe second degree sunburn/sun poisoning and have been pretty much out of commission since Saturday.<br /><br />I was going to wait till Friday to post something, but my sister's wedding was exactly 9 years ago today, so I wanted to write up this post really quickly and share a few photos from that day...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WjrAHd-L4Bs/U36ccMVdWEI/AAAAAAAAICY/20rmCgP6d2M/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WjrAHd-L4Bs/U36ccMVdWEI/AAAAAAAAICY/20rmCgP6d2M/s1600/3.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>My sister got married on May 22, 2005 in Houston, TX. She married her high school sweetheart, Tony. They had been dating since 2000, when they were sophomores in High School. I've known Tony since I was six years old, so he's been my big brother for my entire life.<br />I was 11 years old when my sister got married and I was the Junior Bridesmaid/Flower Girl. My sister also did my hair for the wedding.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Fun fact: I forgot my shoes, so I was barefoot the entire day. Haha :)</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's some of my favorite photos from the wedding. &lt;3</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ACQ62CBq5wE/U36cdfTRnxI/AAAAAAAAICc/3pZM9d30H5w/s1600/892227_10200485870022938_2120885110_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ACQ62CBq5wE/U36cdfTRnxI/AAAAAAAAICc/3pZM9d30H5w/s1600/892227_10200485870022938_2120885110_o.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ziTAPveBs_g/U36cb8ZtkxI/AAAAAAAAICI/TFNvzAAxm60/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ziTAPveBs_g/U36cb8ZtkxI/AAAAAAAAICI/TFNvzAAxm60/s1600/1.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I look like such a baby &lt;3</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MZFd43aLGcU/U36ccMUqS7I/AAAAAAAAICU/vB5QWPFGLAc/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MZFd43aLGcU/U36ccMUqS7I/AAAAAAAAICU/vB5QWPFGLAc/s1600/2.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PDI4j8znzF8/U36cePy8AtI/AAAAAAAAICM/YpDCYSyKY2E/s1600/904189_10200485836222093_2018926442_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PDI4j8znzF8/U36cePy8AtI/AAAAAAAAICM/YpDCYSyKY2E/s1600/904189_10200485836222093_2018926442_o.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f9zC0STDKu0/U36cc9Smb9I/AAAAAAAAICA/hBDO2C_7-N4/s1600/892059_10200486205631328_1189351718_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-f9zC0STDKu0/U36cc9Smb9I/AAAAAAAAICA/hBDO2C_7-N4/s1600/892059_10200486205631328_1189351718_o.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vC4aRqDdVq8/U36cdQyQL2I/AAAAAAAAICE/71BS9UK-m6I/s1600/902447_10200486203671279_1177159189_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vC4aRqDdVq8/U36cdQyQL2I/AAAAAAAAICE/71BS9UK-m6I/s1600/902447_10200486203671279_1177159189_o.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my favorite photo, and I am currently in the process of printing it out, framing it, and putting it on my wall :)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In the comments below, let me know if you have been to a wedding and what your experience was like. :)<br /><br /><br />Thanks for reading.<br />xoxo<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dearbrittaney_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-14686512917757809712014-05-16T16:36:00.000-07:002014-07-07T17:57:55.767-07:00Flashback Friday<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Flashback Friday</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hey everyone! Welcome back! I had a 'Week in Photos' blog post planned, but I didn't do anything this week. I mainly chilled out in my apartment and watched Netflix. Nothing too fancy... Haha. So I guess I will just share a Flashback Friday photo. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3X7V0jOo2cI/U3aezoCF2II/AAAAAAAAIAQ/cKaKPm75KWU/s1600/tumblr_mgit9kqfsi1s0bxxeo1_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3X7V0jOo2cI/U3aezoCF2II/AAAAAAAAIAQ/cKaKPm75KWU/s1600/tumblr_mgit9kqfsi1s0bxxeo1_1280.jpg" height="426" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So if any of you know me in real life, you know I am a huge Harry Potter fan. I love watching the movies and am in the process of reading all of the books. This photo is from when I went to Harry Potter Studios in London in January 2013. My dad is also featured in the photo as we got one of the workers to take our photo in front of Hogwarts. &lt;3</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I figured I would share this photo as I was so happy that day, but also because I will be going back to London for an entire month this summer with my two best friends. We are all very very excited. We will also be going to HP Studios as they have never been, and I want to go and see it again. Haha. I can never get enough of Harry Potter.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the comments section below, let me know if you've ever been to HP Studios, or if you know of any places you think I would like to go see while I'm in London. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading.</div><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dearbrittaney_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-74204367239300638552014-05-14T10:00:00.000-07:002014-07-07T17:58:17.461-07:00Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick Review<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick Review!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YXQFy00tuPY/U2XX10VN0PI/AAAAAAAAH4o/9X0D0cG19Ys/s1600/DSC02131-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YXQFy00tuPY/U2XX10VN0PI/AAAAAAAAH4o/9X0D0cG19Ys/s1600/DSC02131-.jpg" height="508" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's review time again! I recently wore the Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstick in Red and wanted to let y'all know what I though of it.<b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have never really worn lipstick before as I have always been really insecure about my non-existent upper lip, but I saw <a href="http://youtube.com/sarahhawkinson" target="_blank">Sarah Hawkinson</a> wear red lipstick in her recent GRWM video and felt inspired to wear it. Grace (<a href="http://youtube.com/danger0usperson" target="_blank">danger0usperson</a> on YouTube) also wears a lot of lipstick and she looks fierce. Haha.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">But on to the review...&nbsp;</div><br />Right off the bat, I really liked the packaging. It's very sleek and looks really nice when you slip it into your bag. :) Once I put it on, I really liked the color. My only issue is that it's very easy to stain your fingers or the outside edge of your mouth. But I mean, it's red, I'm pretty sure most, if not all, red lipsticks do that.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My other issue is that it is very drying. Within two hours, the lipstick had dried and my lips became pretty chapped. The lipstick also doesn't last very long. The color fades pretty drastically as the day goes on and you have to reapply quite often.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Overall, I doubt that I will repurchase in the future... Let me know in the comments if you have ever purchased this lipstick and let me know what you thought of it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Here's a photo of me wearing the lipstick in one of my recent Instagram posts, it was also featured in my last OOTD blog post. :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eBhdnZgheHY/U2QBSGJA3FI/AAAAAAAAH2o/tDqxEIgksDU/s1600/IMG_5199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eBhdnZgheHY/U2QBSGJA3FI/AAAAAAAAH2o/tDqxEIgksDU/s1600/IMG_5199.jpg" height="474" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for reading!</div><div style="text-align: left;">xx</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dearbrittaney_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-36506115678001558862014-05-12T10:00:00.000-07:002014-07-07T17:58:41.214-07:00Mother's Day | May 11, 2014<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mother's Day - May 11, 2014</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy belated Mother's Day to all you mothers out there. So if you didn't already know, Mother's Day was yesterday. I treated my mother (&amp; younger brother) out to an early dinner to celebrate. We went to Olive Garden and it was fantastic. I wanted to share with y'all some of the photos I took from our dinner. My mom also gave me permission to post her picture (she never lets me post them)!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B2oaJd3K09Y/U3AYvoWdv2I/AAAAAAAAH9g/n_f2SS9wlCk/s1600/DSC02152-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B2oaJd3K09Y/U3AYvoWdv2I/AAAAAAAAH9g/n_f2SS9wlCk/s1600/DSC02152-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My salad.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F_5hyAZJBpU/U3AYvqBOBtI/AAAAAAAAH9c/VK3vBPlzPCI/s1600/DSC02154-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F_5hyAZJBpU/U3AYvqBOBtI/AAAAAAAAH9c/VK3vBPlzPCI/s1600/DSC02154-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My brother and I got the Chicken Parmesan.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_s8NU3b-5II/U3AYwW4eWhI/AAAAAAAAH9o/VwbpyKjBEO0/s1600/DSC02158-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_s8NU3b-5II/U3AYwW4eWhI/AAAAAAAAH9o/VwbpyKjBEO0/s1600/DSC02158-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">&amp; my mom got the Spaghetti and Meatballs</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FgD3vkUt_34/U3AYyKa-nCI/AAAAAAAAH-A/LvrLdRT9EIQ/s1600/DSC02162-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FgD3vkUt_34/U3AYyKa-nCI/AAAAAAAAH-A/LvrLdRT9EIQ/s1600/DSC02162-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The yummy bread sticks that Olive Garden is known for. So good. :)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T8OunXBFQv8/U3AYxbV2-pI/AAAAAAAAH98/jMqUCQ-1YUc/s1600/DSC02161-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T8OunXBFQv8/U3AYxbV2-pI/AAAAAAAAH98/jMqUCQ-1YUc/s1600/DSC02161-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my beautiful mother. Happy Mother's Day, Mom! I love you so so much :)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">At the end of our meal, our waiter gave my mom a beautiful, pink carnation. He was such a sweetheart. &lt;3</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RCMSka9Xays/U3AYy_HdZrI/AAAAAAAAH-I/zY6q_fi1QDA/s1600/DSC02165-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RCMSka9Xays/U3AYy_HdZrI/AAAAAAAAH-I/zY6q_fi1QDA/s1600/DSC02165-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thank you all for reading! In the comments below, let me know what you did to celebrate Mother's Day.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dearbrittaney_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-54438463693448807922014-05-07T10:00:00.000-07:002014-07-07T17:59:01.655-07:00March & April Birchboxes Opened!<div style="text-align: center;"><b>March &amp; April Birchboxes Opened!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-znTaeqeD3Vw/U2XP7qMToyI/AAAAAAAAH3M/YhTmsYfSnNM/s1600/DSC02139-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-znTaeqeD3Vw/U2XP7qMToyI/AAAAAAAAH3M/YhTmsYfSnNM/s1600/DSC02139-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm so late to getting this blog post up, that's why I have both March and April together. This won't be really a review as I haven't had a chance to use all of it, but for the products that I've tried out, I will for sure let y'all know what I thought of it. So let's get started, shall we?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>March Birchbox</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uhHbjxTrSfs/U2XQGeSepGI/AAAAAAAAH3c/SwNW77yaY8c/s1600/DSC02133-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uhHbjxTrSfs/U2XQGeSepGI/AAAAAAAAH3c/SwNW77yaY8c/s1600/DSC02133-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first thing in the box was the little card that comes in every box that tells you exactly what each product does and how much the full size products are.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-REiqJ3qegIQ/U2XQGQp5cdI/AAAAAAAAH3g/ISl_zSUrYQQ/s1600/DSC02135-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-REiqJ3qegIQ/U2XQGQp5cdI/AAAAAAAAH3g/ISl_zSUrYQQ/s1600/DSC02135-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next thing you see when you remove the wrapping paper is the Caudalie and Coola products. The Caudalie product is a Moisturizing Sorbet. And the Coola product is a BB Cream with SPF 30 in it. I have yet to use these products as I haven't ever used a BB Cream before, but everyone raves about them. Maybe I should give it a go..? ;)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ga4yF-0jCi8/U2XQHTJp0SI/AAAAAAAAH4I/1nJnmTz637s/s1600/DSC02137-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ga4yF-0jCi8/U2XQHTJp0SI/AAAAAAAAH4I/1nJnmTz637s/s1600/DSC02137-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next item in the box was a 'surprise' product, Jergens BB body for All Light Skin Tones. I've heard so many good things about this product and plan to use this for when I go to London this summer. This BB Cream is for your body and helps to correct your skin tone.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N7JoREjVaKo/U2XQGuX5TtI/AAAAAAAAH3o/NdLsPkHm6no/s1600/DSC02134-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N7JoREjVaKo/U2XQGuX5TtI/AAAAAAAAH3o/NdLsPkHm6no/s1600/DSC02134-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br />The next item in the box is the air repair Rescue Balm. I actually have used this product. I used it when my lips were chapped and on my elbows when they were dry. The product works really well. You can use this product anywhere on your body where it is dry or chapped. While I did like the product, I'm not sure I would buy the full size as it is a little pricey.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bUmWtffWfkQ/U2XQHEbqupI/AAAAAAAAH3w/j9WAqjfUsNI/s1600/DSC02136-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bUmWtffWfkQ/U2XQHEbqupI/AAAAAAAAH3w/j9WAqjfUsNI/s1600/DSC02136-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next product is the Agave Healing Oil Oil Treatment. I have yet to use this product, but have heard good things about it. I'm not sure I would purchase the full size though, as it is definitely on the pricey side.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>April Birchbox</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f_gRSpIlT78/U2XQHkDnjoI/AAAAAAAAH34/wyz4_6sO5T4/s1600/DSC02142-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f_gRSpIlT78/U2XQHkDnjoI/AAAAAAAAH34/wyz4_6sO5T4/s1600/DSC02142-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The April Birchbox came with a couple of products that I have used already and really like. The card that comes in every Birchbox was especially cute this month. Every Birchbox also came with a little card that gave you a tip on how to make your rainy day bright. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vksVZ1_Pw8c/U2XQJnt9h4I/AAAAAAAAH4c/poFUGF4P3Qc/s1600/DSC02150-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vksVZ1_Pw8c/U2XQJnt9h4I/AAAAAAAAH4c/poFUGF4P3Qc/s1600/DSC02150-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The first item was another 'surprise' item. It was the KIND Healthy Grains Maple Pumpkin Seeds bar. I haven't tried this as I have to make sure it doesn't have any nuts in it. I recently found out I'm allergic to almonds, so I'm staying away from all nuts for the time being until I can go to an allergist.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tkVy6Fqs8FA/U2XQJXclweI/AAAAAAAAH4Y/rOe-JokOPRA/s1600/DSC02149-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tkVy6Fqs8FA/U2XQJXclweI/AAAAAAAAH4Y/rOe-JokOPRA/s1600/DSC02149-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next two items were the Salon Technician Color Care shampoo and the Color Club nail polish. I have yet to use the shampoo as I keep forgetting it when I get into the shower, but I have used the nail polish and I really love it. It is really easy to apply and stays on for quite awhile. I didn't use a base coat or a top coat, so I was surprised at how long it lasted until it chipped.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VPmhFLPf6FM/U2XQJCcJYJI/AAAAAAAAH4Q/LR3Vt67THtk/s1600/DSC02147-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VPmhFLPf6FM/U2XQJCcJYJI/AAAAAAAAH4Q/LR3Vt67THtk/s1600/DSC02147-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next two products were the How 'Bout Them Apples? Cheek &amp; Lip Cream in the shade Pie and the Cynthia Rowley Eyeliner Crayon in silver. I haven't used the eyeliner as I don't usually play around with eyeliner colors, but am interested in trying it out in the next few weeks.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JBIWSO7KiMo/U2XQIFiklFI/AAAAAAAAH4A/pJRQ4V_KqwY/s1600/DSC02145-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JBIWSO7KiMo/U2XQIFiklFI/AAAAAAAAH4A/pJRQ4V_KqwY/s1600/DSC02145-.jpg" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have used the Cheek &amp; Lip Cream on my lips and I really really love it. The pigmentation is really good and the product is really smooth. Also, the color is just perfect. I'm excited to try it out on my cheeks next! :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And that's it for my Birchbox unboxing post. Let me know in the comments if you have a subscription to any beauty boxes and what you think of them. :)<br /><br />Thank you so much for reading.<br />xx <br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dearbrittaney_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-57264543349603648492014-05-05T12:00:00.001-07:002014-07-07T17:59:20.786-07:00Forever 21 Nail Polish Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Forever 21 Nail Polish Review</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-leh2yjB1Oak/U2XMugt1lWI/AAAAAAAAH3A/sS-6iX8owFs/s1600/DSC02127-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-leh2yjB1Oak/U2XMugt1lWI/AAAAAAAAH3A/sS-6iX8owFs/s1600/DSC02127-.jpg" height="488" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hey everyone! Before we get into the review, I just wanted to let everyone know that I am going to be posting on a new schedule! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Mondays- </b>Makeup related posts; including reviews and favorite products</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Wednesdays- </b>Fashion related posts; including OOTDs and celebrity inspired looks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Fridays- </b>My Week in Photos; including iPhone/Instagram posts and photos from my DSLR</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now that we got that out of the way; onto the review! I just recently purchased two nail polishes at Forever21 and figured I would review them for y'all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am in love with the one of the left. It's a beautiful coral color that I think just screams 'SPRING!' The polish goes on very nicely and I really like the brush/applicator. It also dries pretty quickly, which is always a plus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now the top coat... I usually never use a top coat, but everyone raves about how top coats make your nail polish last longer, so I finally gave in and purchased one. Forever21's Top Coat goes on very nicely. My only issue is it takes forever to dry. I had thought my nails were dry and I went to put on my charm bracelet and I messed up the polish on my thumb. :( Before it totally dries, it has a gel-like quality. Just make sure they are dried completely before doing anything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each polish is only $3 to $4, so I guess I can't ask too much from it. Overall, I really like the newest additions to my nail polish collection.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the comment section down below, let me know if you've ever purchased any polishes from Forever21 and what colors you got. Also let me know if you liked them. I just might have to go purchase some more ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for reading.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">xx </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dearbrittaney_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-47743656450914637392014-05-02T13:37:00.000-07:002014-07-07T17:59:38.382-07:00OOTD | May 1, 2014<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Outfit of the Day - May 1, 2014</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yesterday was another lazy day. I picked my dad up from the airport in the afternoon and then went to my mom's house for a couple of hours. Because I didn't really have anywhere to be, I wanted to play around with some lipstick. I never wear lipstick, but really want to start wearing different colors and broadening my horizons. It's my first time wearing red lipstick and I am in love. I am also literally in love with the hat I wore today. I got it off of eBay and it was delivered the other day and I have just been itching to wear it. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eBhdnZgheHY/U2QBSGJA3FI/AAAAAAAAH2o/tDqxEIgksDU/s1600/IMG_5199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eBhdnZgheHY/U2QBSGJA3FI/AAAAAAAAH2o/tDqxEIgksDU/s1600/IMG_5199.jpg" height="474" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Outfit:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Top- "Overdressed" crop top from Jawbreaking </div><div style="text-align: center;">Shorts- Charlotte Russe High-Waisted shorts</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hat- Bowler/Fedora hat from eBay</div>Shoes- White converse from Kohl's<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iiV2-ksSXgE/U2QANI1VtoI/AAAAAAAAH2M/ToDG4ZqE1UI/s1600/IMG_5190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iiV2-ksSXgE/U2QANI1VtoI/AAAAAAAAH2M/ToDG4ZqE1UI/s1600/IMG_5190.JPG" height="640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorry for the dirty mirror pic. I forgot to take photos of my outfit/makeup with my camera</td></tr></tbody></table>Makeup:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eyebrows- Lancome Powder Pencil in Taupe</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eyeliner- Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner (top lash line) // Avon Black Eyeliner<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>(bottom lash line)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mascara- Maybelline the Rocket Volum' Express<br />Concealer-Revlon Colorstay in 01 Fair<br />Foundation- Maybelline Fit Me in 110 Fair<br />Powder- Maybelline Fit Me in 110 Fair </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bronzer- Wet 'N Wild in Ticket to Brazil</div><div style="text-align: center;">Blush- E.L.F in Peachy cheeky<br />Lips- Maybelline Color Sensational in Very Cherry<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Hair:<br />Herbal Essences Naturals Dry Shampoo<br />Kor Straightener<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the comment section down below, let me know what lip colors you are excited to rock this Spring/Summer. :)<br /><br />Thanks for reading. xoxo<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a>&nbsp; | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dearbrittaney_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3155201440006356020.post-57337580410461416952014-04-23T09:21:00.001-07:002014-05-16T20:11:21.699-07:00Everyday School/Spring OOTD<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Everyday School/Spring OOTD</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1PSaFu3HtS8/U1cvLVhqFBI/AAAAAAAAH1Q/ltDsghZzcWY/s1600/DSC02098--.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1PSaFu3HtS8/U1cvLVhqFBI/AAAAAAAAH1Q/ltDsghZzcWY/s1600/DSC02098--.png" height="410" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hey guys! Today I will be talking about an outfit that I really love. I have been wearing this outfit so much that I figured I might as well create a blog post for it. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><a name='more'></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What I'm wearing:&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: center;">Black crop top - Cotton On</div><div style="text-align: center;">High Waisted Shorts- Charlotte Russe</div><div style="text-align: center;">Blue Cardigan- Walmart</div><div style="text-align: center;">White Converse- Kohl's</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IokXDBzLF44/U1cvOIp2vfI/AAAAAAAAH1c/91q3EpcOt7c/s1600/DSC02109--.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IokXDBzLF44/U1cvOIp2vfI/AAAAAAAAH1c/91q3EpcOt7c/s1600/DSC02109--.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8-_RBTbyWAI/U1cvTrGZAMI/AAAAAAAAH1o/gfZML17fkw8/s1600/DSC02112--.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8-_RBTbyWAI/U1cvTrGZAMI/AAAAAAAAH1o/gfZML17fkw8/s1600/DSC02112--.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Makeup:</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eyebrows- Lancome Powder Pencil in Taupe</div><div style="text-align: center;">Liquid Eyeliner- Maybelline Master Precise</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eyeliner- Avon</div><div style="text-align: center;">Mascara- Maybelline the Rocket Volum' Express<br />Concealer-Revlon Colorstay in 01 Fair </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bronzer- Wet 'N Wild in Ticket to Brazil</div><div style="text-align: center;">Blush- E.L.F in Peachy cheeky</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NS2gXkXi7SY/U1cvVe575OI/AAAAAAAAH1s/6VOE8XIdGuQ/s1600/DSC02113--.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NS2gXkXi7SY/U1cvVe575OI/AAAAAAAAH1s/6VOE8XIdGuQ/s1600/DSC02113--.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R6-dwCd-HGo/U1cvbFhpX4I/AAAAAAAAH18/zpCFWN-E8N4/s1600/DSC02123--.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R6-dwCd-HGo/U1cvbFhpX4I/AAAAAAAAH18/zpCFWN-E8N4/s1600/DSC02123--.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Applicators/Tools:</div><div style="text-align: center;">E.L.F. Angled Bronzer/Blush brushes</div><div style="text-align: center;">Beauty Sponge from Walmart</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eyelash Curler from Walmart&nbsp;</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vmg1xVY_ATw/U1cvXTJD4HI/AAAAAAAAH10/L3e7P5SVWq8/s1600/DSC02120--.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vmg1xVY_ATw/U1cvXTJD4HI/AAAAAAAAH10/L3e7P5SVWq8/s1600/DSC02120--.png" height="428" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorry for the dirty-ness. I used them this morning. ;)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I didn't use any foundation or powder today, as I didn't really need it. I only wear foundation if my skin is really in need of coverage. I also put my hair in a top knot as I haven't washed it yet. I did use my Herbal Essences Dry Shampoo before I put it up :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B66HHbFPHrI/U1cvJNcRuCI/AAAAAAAAH1M/j2Wf5BKBsPM/s1600/DSC02095---.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B66HHbFPHrI/U1cvJNcRuCI/AAAAAAAAH1M/j2Wf5BKBsPM/s1600/DSC02095---.png" height="422" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Let me know in the comments if you liked my outfit/makeup and if you have any tips/tricks for minimal makeup for school/work.<br /><br />P.S. I also posted a video about this outfit on my&nbsp;<a href="http://youtu.be/fFOl71PiWwc" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a>. Check it out! :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='560' height='320' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/fFOl71PiWwc?feature=player_embedded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /></div><br /><br />Thanks for reading. </div><div style="text-align: left;">xoxo</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">YouTube</a>&nbsp; | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dearbrittaney_" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/whoisbrittaneyanyway" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/brittaneypenney" target="_blank">BlogLovin'</a> | <a href="http://theadventuresofbrittaney.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Travel blog</a> | <a href="http://flickr.com/justhowbrirolls/" target="_blank">Flickr</a></div>Brittaney Penneyhttps://plus.google.com/110560018809594522621noreply@blogger.com0